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list=gadgetcategories (gc)

(main | query | gadgetcategories)
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Returns a list of gadget categories.

Parameters:
gcprop

What gadget category information to get:

name
Internal category name.
title
Category title.
members
Number of gadgets in category.
Values (separate with |): name, title, members
Default: name
gcnames

Names of categories to retrieve.

Separate values with |. Maximum number of values is 50 (500 for bots).
Examples:
Get a list of existing gadget categories
api.php?action=query&list=gadgetcategories
Get all information about categories named "foo" and "bar"
api.php?action=query&list=gadgetcategories&gcnames=foo|bar&gcprop=name|title|members